Artpreneurship, AI Tools for Creatives & The Psychology of Pricing - Miriam Schulman | Ep 369

Ezekiel Iferia sitsdown with artist, author, and former MIT artificial intelligence researcherMiriam Schulman to discuss transitioning from Wall Street quantitative financeto building a thriving creative enterprise, decoding the psychology of luxurypricing, and leveraging custom generative tools for creative productivity.

As a former hedge fundanalyst and MIT PhD candidate who witnessed the 1993 World Trade Center bombingand pivoted away from finance following 9/11, Miriam authored the HarperCollinsLeadership bestseller Artpreneur and hosts The Inspiration Place podcast. She explains how sheapplies systems thinking to creative business strategy—breaking down whycheaper is never easier to sell, how charm pricing undermines artisticcredibility, the three pillars of the Belief Triad, and how she architected theArtpreneur Daily Altar custom GPT to unblock creative momentum.

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00 Welcome MiriamSchulman: Former MIT AI Researcher, Wall Street Analyst & Author ofArtpreneur

01:32 The TurningPoint: Surviving Wall Street Culture and Leaving Post-9/11

03:24 Engineering CreativeBusinesses: From Early AI Systems to Artistic Interfaces

05:55 The BeliefTriad: Self, Product, and Believing Your Customer Is Worth It

08:47 Deconstructingthe Price Trap: Why Cheaper Is Never Easier to Sell

14:33 The ArtpreneurDaily Altar: Overcoming Rumination with Custom GPT Workflows

16:08 Prestige Pricingvs. Charm Pricing: Round Numbers and Emotional Buying Psychology

19:19 TechnicalArchitecture: Deploying Custom GPT Prompts with Memory Constraints

20:46 Embrace YourInner Weirdo: Polarity, Brand Identity, and Scottish Etymology

23:09 What Does TrueInnovation Mean to You? (Melding Creative Voice with Channel Analytics)

24:22 Moving ForwardDespite Fear: Don't Blame the Boots

25:46 Connect withMiriam Schulman & Access Artpreneur